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UNITEI) STATES PATENT OFFICE} RUFUS B. BULLOOK, OF ASHTABULA, OHR),ASSIGNOR TO THE ASHTABULA OARRIAGE BOW OOMPANY.

CARRlAGE-BOW.

SPEGIFICATION forming mm of Lettrs Patent N0. 268,618, datecl Decemloers, 1882f Application filed May 11, 1882. (N model.) 4

T0 all whom it may concmn Be it known tbat; I, RUFUS B. BULLOCK, 0fAsbtabula,in thecountyof Sandusky and Stat-e 0f Ohio, have inventedeertain new a.nd useful 5 Improvementsin Oarriage-Bows; aud Idohereb vdeclare the following 130 be a full, clear, and exact description (ifthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in tbe art t0 whioh itpertains 150 make an(1 use the same.

[0 My invention relates t0 an improvement in covers-for the side pieces0f uarriage-bows, the object being to economize in the qualityas well nsin the quantity of stook consumed to reduce tbe amount 0f time aud lab0rrequired t0 apply the covers 130 the xninimum eXpenditure, aud toproduce a cover of superior beauty and. durabilxty.

Heretofore leather oanvas, drill, and other flexible Covers have beensecured to the side pieees of carriage-bows chiefly by sewing theiredges together in an upturned position, thereby forming a Welt, whiohnot only gives the side piece an unfinished appearance am]. inter- 1ereswith the operation of further dressing 01' finishing the cover, butrenders the side piece unpleasant to graswby the band, and exposes tbestitches to considerable strain and wear. In applying the covers bysewing, as above deseribed, they are out: sufficiently large so 0thatafter being passed around tbe side piece their edges will, afterbeing' brought: in coutact, be long enough to permit: them to bereaclily olamped together to facilitate tl1e operation of sewing. Whenthis operation is cou- 3 5 eluded the clamps are removed aud tbe edgesare trimmed down '00 the stitching. Asidefrom the objections ab0vereeited 130 this method of applying covers, it is expensive in that; itinvolves awaste 0f stock, ancl because of the time 0 and labor requiredto prosecute lt. lt is also necessary that stook of s'uperior quality beemployed, otherwise the upturned and exposed. edges will fray out.Flexible covers have also been seoured t0 the si de pieces of oarriage-4 5 bows by wooden keys, whioh are driven or inserted into longitudinalslots formed in tbe side pieees and adapted to receive the edges 0f theuovers, oho said edges being retained in place by Lhe keys. This methodis, however, objec- 0 tionable on account ot" the expense attending it,because of the deterioration in the strength of the' side piecesresulting f'r0rn sl otting them 150 receive the keys. lt is alsoobjectionable 011 account of the liability 0f tl1e keys t0 swell audshrink and perinit the edges of tl1e eovers to work loose.

II: is the object of my invention t'o applyoovers to be side pieces 0t'oarriage-bows in such manner as t0 obviate the objeotions above sei?forbh; and with tbls object in view myinvention co'nsists in acarriage-bow side piece provided with a cover the eclges 0f wbicl 1 areunited by a flat seam.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of aside pieee provided With a cover applied in accordane with my invention.Fig. 2 is a view thereof in transverse eross-section, and Fig. 3 is aview in perspeotive of a oover after its edges are joined and before itsa'mpplioation to a side piece.

In prosecuting my invention the oovers are cut of the exaot sizedesired. Tl1eir edges ar then united by stitohing appropriate t0 bringtbe faces 0f the edges in olose contact when the covers are expandedbybeing drawn over the side pieces, the covers beim g-preferably stitchedbefore being applied to the side pieoes.

A represents the side piece of a, oarriage-bow, provided with a flexiblecover, B, of leather, canvas, drill, 012 any equivalent material, the Soedges 0 0f saicl cover being united by stitc hing, so as 1:0 bring theirtaoes D in close coutact, thus formin g a flal; seam. Parallel rows ofshort stitehes E are exposed on tbe outer face of the cover, while thetransve1rse strands F, which joiu the edges, are concealed from view.Tl1e edges of the cover are preferably secured to the casing by cement,wblich acts as an auxiliary for holding them in plaoe. This tnetbod 0fapplying covers by flat seaming is 0 the most economidal of materialthat can be adopted, as no more material is used than is sutficient toencirele the side pieoes; ancl as the faces of the edges of tbe coversam protected against fraying, qualities 0f goods may 5 be employed forcovers with exoellent results which eould nol; be employed for coverssecured in the old way. By fla-fi-seaming the covers tbey are renderedvery neat in appearanoe,

.they am durable in use, the stitching is noh exposed t0 strain, am}. noobstacles ar6 offered a eov6r the squared (adges of which axe drawn 110the application of any finish which it is desir ed to impart to thecovers after tbey' are secured 130 the side pieces.

Having fully described my invention, what; I cla-im as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A carriage-bow side piece provided with a cover the edges of whichare drawn together 110 form a flat seam by appropriate stitching, as andfur the purpos e sei; forth. y

2. A carriage-bow side pieee provided with together to form a flat: seamby appr0priate stitching, a'nd united to the side piece by cement,substantially as and for the purpose deseribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed. this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

- RUFUS -B. BULLOCK. Witnesses: 1

WM. HUBBARD, ALBERT SHERMAN.

